Alaska Needs Farmers. Farmers Need Farmland.
The Washington Post asserts that Alaska needs farmers, but farmers need farmland. This is a crucial issue in a state with limited soil capable of producing food.
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Democracy Dies in Darkness
Alaska Beacon
Margaret Adsit, contributing writer for Alaska Beacon, an independent and nonpartisan news organization, highlights the struggle of farmers in Alaska, where many neighboring farms have been lost to gravel pits and subdivisions.
Landowner's Perspective
This summer, Adsit witnessed a landowner reflecting on her family's hayfield, cleared over 60 years ago, as neighboring farms met similar fates. The landowner's grey hair, whisping in the wind, symbolized the passing of time, while her narrowed eyes spoke to the loss of agricultural land.
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